After months
of rumors and speculations, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are
finally here. Both smartphones were officially introduced by the South Korean
phone maker earlier today during their Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event held in
Barcelona.
Even though
the rumors and reports that surfaced online over the past few months have
already painted an almost complete image of the Galaxy S6, it’s still nice to
have some official confirmation. Well, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge
are exactly how the rumors portrayed them.
The two
smartphones are identical when it comes to hardware specifications, the main
difference between them being the display. The Galaxy S6 comes with a standard
flat 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with Quad HD (1440 x 2560) resolution and an
amazing pixel density of 577 ppi. Galaxy S6 Edges’ screen has the same size,
same technology, same resolution and pixel density, but it’s curved over both
edges of the phone.
It seems that
the rumors were true after all and we won’t get an Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S6
this year. Sources in the industry claim that even though Samsung planned to
launch a Galaxy S6 variant powered by a 64-bit Snapdragon 810 chip, the South
Koreans had to ditch it because of overheating issues.
Both Samsung
Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are underpinned by the same 64-bit Exynos chipset
based on a new 14 nm manufacturing process and using an Octa-core
configuration. We are dealing with quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
and quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 processors and a Mali T760 GPU. The
smartphones also arrive with 3 GB of DDR4 RAM and they are available with 32,
64 or 128 GB of native storage. Unfortunately, there’s no support for microSD
card expansion.
Connectivity-wise,
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge arrive with LTE, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Low Energy, NFC, microUSB 2.0, and IR blaster. The devices also arrive with a
fingerprint sensor which, unlike the one used for the Galaxy S5 and other
Samsung smartphone, is touch-based.
The new
flagship smartphones run Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box, of course,
customized with Sammy’s proprietary TouchWiz UI. Samsung’s custom skin has been
redesigned to follow the Material Design guidelines, but you will still be able
to enjoy the company’s innovative features such as Ultra Power Saving Mode, S Health,
Themes, Private Mode, S Finder, and the new Samsung Pay.
The main
camera has a 16 MP sensor with optical image stabilization, phase detection
autofocus, and 4K video recording support. The user-facing camera has 5 MP
resolution and Wide Selfie feature.
Both
terminals are 143.4 mm tall and 70.5 mm wide. The Galaxy S6 is only 6.8 mm
thin, while S6 Edge is 7.0 mm. Also, the Galaxy S6 weighs in at 138 grams,
being 6 grams heavier than S6 Edge.
Samsung
promised that Galaxy S6 will become available for purchase in 20 countries as
of April 10, while Galaxy S6 Edge will make its market debut sometime in Q2
2015. There are three color options available for both: White Pearl, Black
Sapphire, and Gold Platinum, while the Blue Topaz color option is exclusive for
the Galaxy S6 and Green Emerald reserved for the Galaxy S6 edge. Unfortunately,
Samsung didn’t say anything about the price, but if you read this from the US
expect both devices to arrive at Verizon, AT&T, and Sprit at $199
on-contract.
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